Fife Flyers
Encyclopedia
The Fife Flyers, established in 1938, are the oldest ice hockey
team in Scotland
, and also in the United Kingdom
, beating the Nottingham Panthers
by 8 years. Based at the Fife Ice Arena
, the team has a history of success through the ages, with over 60 Scottish
and British
cups and titles to their name.
for the 2011-12 season.
First Captain: Les Lovell Snr
First Goal Scorer: Norman McQuade
Since Fife Flyers entry in to the amateur Scottish Premier Hockey League
, they have won 11 out of 12 trophies whilst recording a new club record of 47 consecutive wins and a 50 game unbeaten run, which stretched from September 2006 to April 2007.
The teams longest serving player is Gordon Latto
(Snr) who started playing with Fife Flyers in 1972, and retired in 1998, recording 974 games with a points total of 1265pts.
Game Records (All Players)
Game Records (Home Based Players)
(1951)
Jack Dryburgh
(1991)
Lawrie Lovell (1992)
Gordon Latto
(1999)
Jim Lynch (2001)
Les Lovell 1970/71 Ally Brennan 1972/73 Gordon Latto
1976/77, 1977/78, 1978/79 Dave Stoyanovich 1984/85 Doug Smail
1993/94 Mark Morrison
1996/97, 1997/98 Stephen Murphy
1999/2000
Coach of the Year Trophy
Al Rodgers 1946/47, 1947/48, 1949/50 Lawrie Lovell 1975/76 Ron Plumb
1984/85 Brian Kanewischer 1990/91 Mark Morrison
1996/97, 1997/98, 1999/2000, 2003/04
Player's Player of the Year Mark Morrison
1997/98 Stephen Murphy
1999/2000
Netminder of the Year Stephen Murphy
1999/2000
Ahearne Medal Gordon Latto
1998
Rookie of the Year Chic Cottrell 1970/71
Young Player of the Year Iain Robertson 1989/90
Vincent Lukáč
Doug Smail
Laurie Boschman
Jimmy Chappell
Al Sims
Mark Morrison
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, and also in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, beating the Nottingham Panthers
Nottingham Panthers
The Nottingham Panthers are a British professional ice hockey club based in Nottingham, England. They are members of the Elite Ice Hockey League...
by 8 years. Based at the Fife Ice Arena
Fife Ice Arena
Fife Ice Arena opened in 1938. was designed by architects & . Fife Ice Arena is the home venue of the oldest Ice Hockey team in the UK - the Fife Flyers. It is also a venue for public skating, figure skating, speed skating, curling and ice shows...
, the team has a history of success through the ages, with over 60 Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
and British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
cups and titles to their name.
History
EIHL Years
In late June 2011, the Fife Flyers were confirmed as having been accepted into the EIHL, replacing the Newcastle VipersNewcastle Vipers
The Newcastle Vipers were an ice hockey club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Former members of the Elite Ice Hockey League, the club previously held membership in the British National League.- History :...
for the 2011-12 season.
Facts
First Game: October 1, 1938, vs Dundee TigersFirst Captain: Les Lovell Snr
First Goal Scorer: Norman McQuade
Since Fife Flyers entry in to the amateur Scottish Premier Hockey League
Scottish Premier Hockey League
The Scottish Premier Hockey League is an ice hockey league in Scotland. The league began play in September 2007 and consists of five teams. It replaced the Scottish National League as the highest level of competition in Scotland behind the Elite League...
, they have won 11 out of 12 trophies whilst recording a new club record of 47 consecutive wins and a 50 game unbeaten run, which stretched from September 2006 to April 2007.
The teams longest serving player is Gordon Latto
Gordon Latto
Gordon John Latto is a former professional ice hockey player who played in the British Hockey League for the Fife Flyers between 1983 and 1998. He also played for the Great Britain national ice hockey team 1976 and 1989. He was inducted to the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 1999.-References:*...
(Snr) who started playing with Fife Flyers in 1972, and retired in 1998, recording 974 games with a points total of 1265pts.
2011-2012 Roster
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31 | Blair Daly | L | 2005 | Edinburgh Edinburgh Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area... , Scotland Scotland Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the... |
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35 | Garrett Zemlak | L | 2011 | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
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61 | John Nicol | L | 2009 | Bowmore Bowmore Bowmore Bowmore Bowmore (Scottish Gaelic: Bogh Mòr is a village on the Scottish island of Islay and serves as administrative capital of the island. It gives its name to the famous distillery producing Bowmore Single Malt, a single malt scotch whisky.-History:... , Scotland Scotland Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the... |
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2 | Thomas Muir | R | D | 2002 | Kirkcaldy Kirkcaldy Kirkcaldy is a town and former royal burgh in Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. The town lies on a shallow bay on the northern shore of the Firth of Forth; SSE of Glenrothes, ENE of Dunfermline, WSW of Dundee and NNE of Edinburgh... , Scotland Scotland Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the... |
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4 | Chris Wands | R | D | 2004 | Kirkcaldy Kirkcaldy Kirkcaldy is a town and former royal burgh in Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. The town lies on a shallow bay on the northern shore of the Firth of Forth; SSE of Glenrothes, ENE of Dunfermline, WSW of Dundee and NNE of Edinburgh... , Scotland Scotland Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the... |
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5 | Kyle Horne - A Captain (ice hockey) In ice hockey, each team can designate an official captain for each game. The player serving as captain during the game wears a "C" on his or her jersey... |
L | D | 2011 | Kirkcaldy Kirkcaldy Kirkcaldy is a town and former royal burgh in Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. The town lies on a shallow bay on the northern shore of the Firth of Forth; SSE of Glenrothes, ENE of Dunfermline, WSW of Dundee and NNE of Edinburgh... , Scotland Scotland Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the... |
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8 | Matt Cohen Matt Cohen (ice hockey) Matt Cohen is an American professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for Fife Flyers. He most recently played for the Hamburg Freezers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, posting 5 assists in 40 games during his one season with the Freezers in 2010–11.Cohen is Jewish.-Regular season... |
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27 | Willie Nicolson | R | D | 2011 | Kirkcaldy Kirkcaldy Kirkcaldy is a town and former royal burgh in Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. The town lies on a shallow bay on the northern shore of the Firth of Forth; SSE of Glenrothes, ENE of Dunfermline, WSW of Dundee and NNE of Edinburgh... , Scotland Scotland Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the... |
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9 | Kriss Phillips | 2011 | Dundee Dundee Dundee is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and the 39th most populous settlement in the United Kingdom. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea... , Scotland Scotland Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the... |
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10 | Steven Gunn | R | RW | 2005 | Kirkcaldy Kirkcaldy Kirkcaldy is a town and former royal burgh in Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. The town lies on a shallow bay on the northern shore of the Firth of Forth; SSE of Glenrothes, ENE of Dunfermline, WSW of Dundee and NNE of Edinburgh... , Scotland Scotland Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the... |
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11 | Todd Dutiaume | R | LW | 1998 | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
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13 | Iain Bowie | L | RW/C | 2011 | Kirkcaldy Kirkcaldy Kirkcaldy is a town and former royal burgh in Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. The town lies on a shallow bay on the northern shore of the Firth of Forth; SSE of Glenrothes, ENE of Dunfermline, WSW of Dundee and NNE of Edinburgh... , Scotland Scotland Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the... |
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15 | Josh Scoon | R | 2008 | Kirkcaldy Kirkcaldy Kirkcaldy is a town and former royal burgh in Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. The town lies on a shallow bay on the northern shore of the Firth of Forth; SSE of Glenrothes, ENE of Dunfermline, WSW of Dundee and NNE of Edinburgh... , Scotland Scotland Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the... |
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18 | Mike Hamilton | L | LW/C | 2011 | Victoria, British Columbia Victoria, British Columbia Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian... , Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
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19 | Steven McAlpine | R | LW | 2005 | Kirkcaldy Kirkcaldy Kirkcaldy is a town and former royal burgh in Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. The town lies on a shallow bay on the northern shore of the Firth of Forth; SSE of Glenrothes, ENE of Dunfermline, WSW of Dundee and NNE of Edinburgh... , Scotland Scotland Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the... |
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20 | Toms Hartmanis Toms Hartmanis Toms Hartmanis , is a Latvian ice hockey Right Winger who has signed to play with the Fife Flyers for the remainder of the 2011/2012 Elite Ice Hockey League season... |
L | RW | 2011 | Liepaja Liepaja Liepāja ; ), is a republican city in western Latvia, located on the Baltic Sea directly at 21°E. It is the largest city in the Kurzeme Region of Latvia, the third largest city in Latvia after Riga and Daugavpils and an important ice-free port... , Latvia Latvia Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden... |
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23 | Jamie Wilson | L | LW | 2004 | Kirkcaldy Kirkcaldy Kirkcaldy is a town and former royal burgh in Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. The town lies on a shallow bay on the northern shore of the Firth of Forth; SSE of Glenrothes, ENE of Dunfermline, WSW of Dundee and NNE of Edinburgh... , Scotland Scotland Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the... |
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24 | Andy Samuel - A Captain (ice hockey) In ice hockey, each team can designate an official captain for each game. The player serving as captain during the game wears a "C" on his or her jersey... |
L | C | 2006 | Kirkcaldy Kirkcaldy Kirkcaldy is a town and former royal burgh in Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. The town lies on a shallow bay on the northern shore of the Firth of Forth; SSE of Glenrothes, ENE of Dunfermline, WSW of Dundee and NNE of Edinburgh... , Scotland Scotland Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the... |
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29 | Matt Siddall | R | RW | 2011 | North Vancouver, British Columbia North Vancouver, British Columbia There are two municipalities in the Greater Vancouver region of British Columbia, Canada, that use the name North Vancouver. These are:*The City of North Vancouver... , Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
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34 | Marc Fowley | R | C | 2009 | Irvine Irvine -Places:Canada*Irvine, Alberta*Irvine Inlet, NunavutUnited Kingdom*Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland*Irvine Valley, Ayrshire, Scotland, an alternative name for Loudoun*River Irvine, ScotlandUnited States*Irvine, California**Irvine... , Scotland Scotland Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the... |
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39 | Danny Stewart - C Captain (ice hockey) In ice hockey, each team can designate an official captain for each game. The player serving as captain during the game wears a "C" on his or her jersey... |
L | RW/D | 2011 | Fort McMurray, Alberta Fort McMurray, Alberta Fort McMurray is an urban service area in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo in Alberta, Canada. It was previously incorporated as a city on September 1, 1980. It became an urban service area when it amalgamated with Improvement District No. 143 on April 1, 1995 to create the Municipality... , Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
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Retired Jersey Numbers
- 16 Gordon LattoGordon LattoGordon John Latto is a former professional ice hockey player who played in the British Hockey League for the Fife Flyers between 1983 and 1998. He also played for the Great Britain national ice hockey team 1976 and 1989. He was inducted to the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 1999.-References:*...
- 17 Mark MorrisonMark Morrison (ice hockey b. 1963)Mark Morrison is a professional ice hockey player who played 10 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers and is the current assistant coach of the St. John's AHL team.-Playing career:...
- 47 Frank Morris
- 14 - Was considered unlucky and taken out of circulation following a serious eye injury to British forward Andy Linton and a career ending injury to Canadian defenceman Calvert Brown but has been re-introduced in recent years.
Player Records
Season Records- Most Points: 1265 - Gordon LattoGordon LattoGordon John Latto is a former professional ice hockey player who played in the British Hockey League for the Fife Flyers between 1983 and 1998. He also played for the Great Britain national ice hockey team 1976 and 1989. He was inducted to the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 1999.-References:*...
(Snr): (1972–1998) - Most Goals in a Season: 108 - Dave Stoyanovich (1984/85)
- Most Assists in a Season: 117 - Dave Stoyanovich (1986/87)
- Most Points in a Season: 189 - Mark MorrisonMark Morrison (ice hockey b. 1963)Mark Morrison is a professional ice hockey player who played 10 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers and is the current assistant coach of the St. John's AHL team.-Playing career:...
(1993/94); 188 - Bud Scrutton (1948/49; ) 185 - Dave Stoyanovich (1984/85) & Chick Mann (1948/49) - Most Powerplay Goals in a Season: 38 - Russell Monteith (1999/00)
- Most Shorthanded Goals in a Season: 13 - Doug SmailDoug SmailDouglas Dean Smail is a retired professional ice hockey left winger who played in the NHL for thirteen seasons from 1980 through 1993.-Playing career:...
(1993/94) - Most Shut-Outs in a Season: - 5 Roy Reid (1964/65)
Game Records (All Players)
- Fastest Goal in 1 Game: 6 seconds - Les Lovell (1975)
- Most Goals in 1 Game: 13 - Dave Stoyanovich (1984)
- Most Assists in 1 Game: 13 - Steve Moria (1987)
- Most Points in 1 Game: 17 - Richard LaPlante (1991)
Game Records (Home Based Players)
- Most Goals in 1 Game: 8 - Jimmy Spence (1964) 7, Les Lovell (1976), John Haig (1997)
- Most Assists in 1 Game: 9 - Gordon LattoGordon LattoGordon John Latto is a former professional ice hockey player who played in the British Hockey League for the Fife Flyers between 1983 and 1998. He also played for the Great Britain national ice hockey team 1976 and 1989. He was inducted to the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 1999.-References:*...
(Snr) (1977), Ally Brennan (1976) - Most Points in 1 Game: 11 - Gordon Latto(Snr), John Taylor & Les Lovell (all 1977) 10 - John Haig & Steven King (1997) 9 - Chic Cottrell (1974)
BIHWA Hall of Fame Inductees
Floyd SniderFloyd Snider
Floyd Snider was a former Canadian ice hockey player. He played between 1946 and 1954 for the Fife Flyers in the Scottish National League. He was inducted to the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 1951.-External links:*...
(1951)
Jack Dryburgh
Jack Dryburgh
Jack "Jackie" Dryburgh is a retired British ice hockey player and coach and administrator. He played for various clubs in Scotland and England during the 1950s and 1960s as well as coaching in Aviemore and Solihull...
(1991)
Lawrie Lovell (1992)
Gordon Latto
Gordon Latto
Gordon John Latto is a former professional ice hockey player who played in the British Hockey League for the Fife Flyers between 1983 and 1998. He also played for the Great Britain national ice hockey team 1976 and 1989. He was inducted to the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 1999.-References:*...
(1999)
Jim Lynch (2001)
All Star Honours
Player of the Year TrophyPlayer of the Year Trophy (IHJUK)
The Player of the Year Trophy is an award given by Ice Hockey Journalists UK to the MVP in the Elite League and the English Premier League at the end of each season. In previous seasons it has been awarded to players in the British Hockey League's Premier and First Divisions, the Super League and...
Les Lovell 1970/71 Ally Brennan 1972/73 Gordon Latto
Gordon Latto
Gordon John Latto is a former professional ice hockey player who played in the British Hockey League for the Fife Flyers between 1983 and 1998. He also played for the Great Britain national ice hockey team 1976 and 1989. He was inducted to the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 1999.-References:*...
1976/77, 1977/78, 1978/79 Dave Stoyanovich 1984/85 Doug Smail
Doug Smail
Douglas Dean Smail is a retired professional ice hockey left winger who played in the NHL for thirteen seasons from 1980 through 1993.-Playing career:...
1993/94 Mark Morrison
Mark Morrison (ice hockey b. 1963)
Mark Morrison is a professional ice hockey player who played 10 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers and is the current assistant coach of the St. John's AHL team.-Playing career:...
1996/97, 1997/98 Stephen Murphy
Stephen James Murphy
Stephen James Murphy is a professional ice hockey goaltender born in Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom.Murphy began playing ice hockey at the very young age of 5. He made his first professional appearances at the age of 16 with the Paisley Pirates, a team then icing in the BNL...
1999/2000
Coach of the Year Trophy
Coach of the Year Trophy (IHJUK)
The Coach of the Year Trophy is an award given by Ice Hockey Journalists UK to the best coach in the Elite League and the English Premier League at the end of each season. In previous seasons it has been awarded to coaches in the British Hockey League's Premier and First Divisions, the Super League...
Al Rodgers 1946/47, 1947/48, 1949/50 Lawrie Lovell 1975/76 Ron Plumb
Ron Plumb
Ronald William Plumb is a retired Canadian ice hockey defenceman.-Playing career:A Peterborough Petes junior player who won the Max Kaminsky Trophy as the league's best defenceman in 1970, Plumb was drafted 9th overall by the Boston Bruins in the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft...
1984/85 Brian Kanewischer 1990/91 Mark Morrison
Mark Morrison (ice hockey b. 1963)
Mark Morrison is a professional ice hockey player who played 10 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers and is the current assistant coach of the St. John's AHL team.-Playing career:...
1996/97, 1997/98, 1999/2000, 2003/04
Player's Player of the Year Mark Morrison
Mark Morrison (ice hockey b. 1963)
Mark Morrison is a professional ice hockey player who played 10 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers and is the current assistant coach of the St. John's AHL team.-Playing career:...
1997/98 Stephen Murphy
Stephen James Murphy
Stephen James Murphy is a professional ice hockey goaltender born in Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom.Murphy began playing ice hockey at the very young age of 5. He made his first professional appearances at the age of 16 with the Paisley Pirates, a team then icing in the BNL...
1999/2000
Netminder of the Year Stephen Murphy
Stephen James Murphy
Stephen James Murphy is a professional ice hockey goaltender born in Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom.Murphy began playing ice hockey at the very young age of 5. He made his first professional appearances at the age of 16 with the Paisley Pirates, a team then icing in the BNL...
1999/2000
Ahearne Medal Gordon Latto
Gordon Latto
Gordon John Latto is a former professional ice hockey player who played in the British Hockey League for the Fife Flyers between 1983 and 1998. He also played for the Great Britain national ice hockey team 1976 and 1989. He was inducted to the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 1999.-References:*...
1998
Rookie of the Year Chic Cottrell 1970/71
Young Player of the Year Iain Robertson 1989/90
Notable Former Players
Ron PlumbRon Plumb
Ronald William Plumb is a retired Canadian ice hockey defenceman.-Playing career:A Peterborough Petes junior player who won the Max Kaminsky Trophy as the league's best defenceman in 1970, Plumb was drafted 9th overall by the Boston Bruins in the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft...
Vincent Lukáč
Vincent Lukac
Vincent Lukáč is a former professional Slovak ice hockey player.He was a player of HC Košice , HC Dukla Jihlava, SC Rosenheim, WEV Wien, Kirkcaldy, HC Streatham Redskins in London and Fife Flyers of Scotland...
Doug Smail
Doug Smail
Douglas Dean Smail is a retired professional ice hockey left winger who played in the NHL for thirteen seasons from 1980 through 1993.-Playing career:...
Laurie Boschman
Laurie Boschman
Laurie Joseph Boschman is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey centre who played in the NHL for 14 seasons for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Edmonton Oilers, Winnipeg Jets, New Jersey Devils and Ottawa Senators, a team in which he was captain of in his final NHL season.He currently lives in...
Jimmy Chappell
Jimmy Chappell
James William Chappell also known as Jim Chappell and Jimmy Chappell, is a former ice hockey player who mainly played in the English National League . However, he is best remembered for playing for the Great Britain national ice hockey team which won the gold medal at the 1936 Winter Olympics...
Al Sims
Al Sims
Allan Eugene Sims is a Canadian former professional hockey player and later a head coach in the NHL.-Career:...
Mark Morrison
Mark Morrison (ice hockey b. 1963)
Mark Morrison is a professional ice hockey player who played 10 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers and is the current assistant coach of the St. John's AHL team.-Playing career:...
Honours
- Celtic League PlayoffsCeltic League CupThe Celtic League Cup is an ice hockey league contested by teams from both Scotland and Ireland. It was introduced in for the 2008/09 season with the purpose of raising the profile of the sport in Ireland and increasing interest in Scotland...
: 2008/09, 2009/10 - Celtic League CupCeltic League CupThe Celtic League Cup is an ice hockey league contested by teams from both Scotland and Ireland. It was introduced in for the 2008/09 season with the purpose of raising the profile of the sport in Ireland and increasing interest in Scotland...
: 2008/09, 2009/10 - British National LeagueBritish National LeagueThe British National League is a defunct second-level professional ice hockey league in the United Kingdom. Although no formal promotion and relegation existed during its period of existence, it was considered to have a standard below that of the Ice Hockey Superleague and above that of the...
: 1999/2000, 2003/04 - Grand Slam: 1977, 1999/2000, 2005/06, 2006/07
- British Champions: 1976/77, 1977/78, 1984/85, 1998/99, 1999/2000
- Scottish Premier Hockey League ChampionsScottish Premier Hockey LeagueThe Scottish Premier Hockey League is an ice hockey league in Scotland. The league began play in September 2007 and consists of five teams. It replaced the Scottish National League as the highest level of competition in Scotland behind the Elite League...
: 2007/08 - Scottish Premier League Play-off: 2007/08
- Northern League Play-off: 2007/08, 2008/09, 2010/11
- Northern League Champions: 1976/77, 1977/78, 1996/97, 1997/98, 2005/06, 2006/07, 2007/08, 2010/11
- Autumn Cup: 1949/50, 1972, 1975, 1976, 2005, 2008
- Grandstand Trophy: 1964/65, 1966/67
- Spring Cup: 1974/75, 1975/76, 1976/77
- Anderson Trophy: 1938/39, 1946/47, 1948/49, 1949/50
- Airlie Trophy: 1953/54
- McPherson Trophy: 1939
- Silver Jubilee Trophy: 1948
- Coronation Cup: 1948/49
- Scottish League: 1939/40, 1948/49, 1949/50, 1963/64, 1990/91, 1995/96, 2005/06, 2006/07
- Scottish Cup: 1984/85, 1993/94, 1994/95, 1997/98, 1998/99, 1999/2000, 2000/01, 2005/06, 2006/07, 2008/09, 2009/10
- Skol Cup: 1964, 1964/65, 1966/67, 1967/68, 1970/71, 1973/74, 1976/77
- Scottish Canada Cup: 1949/50
- STV Trophy: 1964/65
- Directors Trophy: 1965
- Cola-Cola Trophy: 1964/65
- Slapshot Trophy: 1977
- Evening News Trophy: 1976/77
- Forth Challenge Trophy: 1983
- Northumbria Cup: 1976/77
- Taws Trophy: 1990/91
- Christmas Cup: 1999/2000
- Caledonia Cup: 2002/03, 2003/04
- Findus Challenge Cup: 2001/02